I eat them a couple times a week. I did with first two kids as well. I also have sushi from time to time and deli turkey (nitrate free, etc) regularly. And I still have whatever cheese tickles my fancy at the time. Listeria and salmonella can come from anything.

My doctor specifically mentioned them as not recommended. This hit me hard because some days all I want is an over medium egg with toast lol. Ugh and smoked salmon too. I had such a craving yesterday lol.

Love them and still eat them! To be honest, the majority of so called no-no foods in pregnancy are actually very safe. Have you ever contracted listeria or similar illnesses from eating those foods prior to pregnancy? Probably not. The idea isn’t that you at greater risk of contracting something, just that if you did happen to contract it, it would be more dangerous to you and baby.

But nowadays, the studies show we are at higher risk of contamination from fresh fruits and vegetables more so than the common forbidden pregnancy foods! A lot of these foods are only advised against in the US and millions of pregnant women worldwide have eaten the same foods every day for centuries without issue. So I eat my eggs runny, my lunch meat cold, I even enjoy my sushi (from reputable places), and just about anything else I want to for all three of my pregnancies. Do your research and you’ll find the risks have been outrageously overblown and exaggerated and you are more likely to contract something from your salad, from precut fruits and veggies, or even your ice cream than from most of the foods on a pregnancy no list!